Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Self-publishing - the first things I learnt.

Two weeks ago I published my first book – Offered and Accepted: A Recruiter’s Guide to Sales. I’m still feeling nervously excited. After all, when you write a book that’s aimed at your profession, you’re putting yourself out there to be judged. Fortunately, I’ve done my homework and am confident that the book is a good one. I wouldn’t be admitting I wrote it otherwise!

I wrote the book for two reasons. Firstly, I believe there’s a genuine gap in the market for a sales book aimed at recruiters and secondly, I’d always wanted to. For those of you that have great ideas for books of your own, here are a few things I’ve learnt along the way.